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To ALI. wIIoM IrMY'coIIcEnN:

Be it known that I, W. W. BRAM, `nssignor'to myself and W. H. DUpeEoN, both of Ottima, `in the county of Lssalle, in the Stnteof Illinois, hsve'invented s new and ImprovedFence Gate; `and 'I do hereby declare that the letters of reference marked' thereon. Y

The nature of my invention consists in constructing s, fenee gate in 4suoli s mshn'cr that itcn heslid side'` ways on two rollers, mitil the weight of the gstejs poised on seid rllers, in-vw'hih position itis then swung? around, with no considerable strain tothe post on whichit hangs.v 4 It slsooo'nsists` in sliding the gate' vpost one post, while the other end extendsbeyond the hinge and-ldys against the fendwthns making' any"fustzenng uneccssary for farming pnrpcses, as the gate een only he cpenedvby sliding'itvsideways iirst.`

' -To Veunhle others skilled ill the ptsgto Ineke i'md'sc my invention, I will proeecdto describe construction I und operation. I

Figure 1 is s vertical plan of the gatewhen closed, Figure 2 is ehorizontal plan' of. the gate .when olosed.' Figure 8 is a perspective view of the lgste when opened.A

'To an ordinary fence post, A, I attsfch fs swinging post, hB, by Ineens of a hinge', 0, while thelowerfend ot'` said post is supported an a step, D, whichconsists of s sha1-terV post snnkl il'xlthe ground, and having cn the top y a hole, to vreceive a pn which projects frein the lower end of the post, B. Atthe upper part of'said post, B, ls

adapted a crosspiece, E, supported by braces, `Il." F, and on each 'endof theorem-piece, E, is s metal-roller, G.`

These rollers lit into a slet formed bytwo o f the boards which constitute the gsteyEin s uoh fs. menner that Aseid gate, H; moyslide freely on said rollers, G G, the gate Vbeing held at the sometime in a vertical` position by a guide, I,- attached at thelcwer end of the pos-t, B. A pin,.J, is s'lscA provided toprev'en't the` gato from.` being run clear od' the rollers. The rollers, G G, are formed with a groove in their oironmieroneeinto which4 lits a guide hoard, K, thus making it impossible for the gate'to come on' either forw'lrd orbeckwsrd. 'lhefpvr` I tion, L, of the gate is mode to project post the postf., and to ley close against .thefence when closed, so that the gate can only be opened b`y sliding it sideways first and `then swinging it ons-squatter aronnd.

What I claim as Amy invention, is- 1. The two rollers G, on which the gote slides sideways.

2. The guide board K, fitting in the cironlsr grooves of the rollers G Gf 8. The )guide I, at the lower end of the swinging post B.

4. The port L, of the gate B, back of the rollers G G, laying sgninst thed'eaoe when closed, snbstsntially I as and for the purpose described in the foregoing specification. I,

Witnesses: I

E. Ross, 11mm! Hxss.

the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto thescompanylng drawings andto 

